preliminary publication # 22350 rev: a amendment/0 issue date: march 1999 pcnet?-home-kt am79c978 evaluation kit distinctive characteristics n two pci-based home networking adapter cards n compliant with homepna tm speci?cation n compliant with ieee 802.3 ethernet standard n two rj-11 jacks to support 1 mbps homepna networking optimized for home networking applications over existing telephone wire n one rj-45 jack to support 10 mbps ethernet networking with full-duplex and auto- negotiation capability n supports both 3.3 v and 5 v signaling environments n extensive programmable led status support for four status leds n complete reference design suite (bom, gerbers, orcad and pcb ?les) with software drivers, installation wizard, and internet sharing software as well as other supporting documents general description the PCNET-HOME-KT evaluation kit has been devel- oped to enable users to quickly enter the home phone- line networking market with minimal hardware and software development efforts. this evaluation kit includes everything needed to con- nect two (or more) pcs in a home environment. no ad- ditional wires or other hardware are required. the two pci-based home networking cards included in the eval- uation kit show a single-chip home networking design in a compact form factor. the pcnet-home device (am79c978) on each board contains an ethernet controller, a physical layer device for supporting the ieee 802.3 standard for 10base-t, and a physical layer device for con- ventional data networking at speeds up to 1 mbps over existing residential telephone wiring. the inte- grated homepna transceiver provides 1 mbps home phoneline networking regardless of topology and without disrupting telephone service. this new tech- nology is truly inexpensive, easy to install, and easy to use. evaluation kit contents n two pcnet-home evaluation pci adapter cards n pcnet-home evaluation cd-rom containing: ez-install software driver pcnet-home preliminary data sheet hardware reference design ?les (bom, gerber, orcad, and schematic in .pdf format) n am79c978 product brief (hard copy) n amd pci home networking controller data sheet (hard copy) the contents of this document are provided in connection with advanced micro devices, inc. ("amd") products. amd makes no repr esentations or warranties with respect to the accuracy or completeness of the contents of this publication and reserves the right to make c hanges to speci- ?cations and product descriptions at any time without notice. no license, whether express, implied, arising by estoppel or othe rwise, to any intel- lectual property rights is granted by this publication. except as set forth in amd's standard terms and conditions of sale, am d assumes no liability whatsoever, and disclaims any express or implied warranty, relating to its products including, but not limited to, th e implied warranty of merchantability, ?tness for a particular purpose, or infringement of any intellectual property right. amd's products are not designed, intended, authorized or warranted for use as components in systems intended for surgical impla nt into the body, or in other applications intended to support or sustain life, or in any other application in which the failure of amd's p roduct could create a situation where personal injury, death, or severe property or environmental damage may occur. amd reserves the right to discont inue or make changes to its products at any time without notice. trademarks copyright ? 1999 advanced micro devices, inc. all rights reserved. amd, the amd logo, and combinations thereof, and homepna and pcnet are trademarks of advanced micro devices, inc. product names used in this publication are for identi?cation purposes only and may be trademarks of their respective companies.
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